Alaska earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 34 km WSW of Atka, Alaska

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 34 km WSW of Atka, Alaska on Fri, Nov 12, 2021, 8:19 PM HAST (06:19 UTC), 88 km (55 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 42 km ESE of Atka, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2021-11-13 06:19:46 UTC
Depth
88.0 km (54.7 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
52.091° N, 174.675° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
22

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 77 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 77.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak021ekd1sko. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:09 AM UTC.